sad beige moms are nothing compared to sad beige teachers
if i was a child and had to be in this colorless environment for 8 hours a day i’d be banging my head on the floor
put down the iPad op
girl how did my post end up on the catholic department of motor vehicles side of tumblr
that one picture says “be a rainbow” and doesn’t even use rainbow colors ☠️
Did anyone else notice the most ironic bulletin board ever:
“The rest of the world was black and white but we were in screaming color”
Ma’am, those colors are whispering
This teacher doesn't have a good aesthetic at all, but I think a lot of people who aren't teachers (especially of young children), don't understand that a classroom is an incredibly overstimulating environment. Professional Development on calm and effective class spaces has changed a lot and something I've heard again and again is this: do you miss the colors because of nostalgia? What you think is fun? Or using research on sensory regulation. A great classroom uses color intentionally, in a way that I think this teacher is trying to do that (at least hopefully). They just aren't doing it very well.
Using less color in teacher chosen decor can leave room for other sensory experiences, especially ones that are typically less disregulating and have more variance-- like texture. More importantly, imo this also draws the eye to children's work which is most often filled with many bright colors chosen by kids to experiment with. It also often allows you and children to focus on their chosen activities, and small children are more easily able to point out their and others' past works to draw inspiration from. Intentionally decorating your room as well, like with a visual schedule, can also help with sensory regulation and executive functioning development.
This may sound judgemental, but I think a lot of traditional teachers "take some inspiration" from play based pedagogies that use color more sparingly in their spaces, but totally miss the point of the calming effect of less color in decor by adding as many ugly posters as possible and never using the positive of displaying work from their kids visibly. The space is still overstimulating, and now it just has no character.